• Household Income

  Household Income	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than $10,000	7.7%	8.2%	-0.5%
  $10,000 to $14,999	7.5%	6.7%	+0.8%
  $15,000 to $19,999	9.4%	6.9%	+2.5%
  $20,000 to $24,999	6.2%	7.5%	-1.3%
  $25,000 to $29,999	9.2%	7.4%	+1.8%
  $30,000 to $34,999	8.3%	7.2%	+1.1%
  $35,000 to $39,999	7.7%	6.8%	+0.9%
  $40,000 to $44,999	5.4%	6.5%	-1.1%
  $45,000 to $49,999	6.9%	5.7%	+1.2%
  $50,000 to $59,999	9.2%	10.2%	-1.0%
  $60,000 to $74,999	9.6%	10.8%	-1.2%
  $75,000 to $99,999	8.4%	8.8%	-0.4%
  $100,000 to $124,999	2.6%	3.4%	-0.8%
  $125,000 to $149,999	0.8%	1.4%	-0.6%
  $150,000 to $199,999	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
  $200,000 or more	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%

• Cost of Living

  Share of Household Income Spent on Rent	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 10.0%	7.5%	7.8%	-0.3%
  10.0% to 14.9%	13.7%	14.6%	-0.9%
  15.0% to 19.9%	17.8%	15.3%	+2.5%
  20.0% to 24.9%	15.8%	12.9%	+2.9%
  25.0% to 29.9%	15.1%	10.1%	+5.0%
  30.0% to 34.9%	9.6%	6.7%	+2.9%
  35.0% to 39.9%	2.7%	4.6%	-1.9%
  40.0% to 49.9%	1.4%	5.8%	-4.4%
  50.0% or more	6.8%	14.4%	-7.6%
  Not computed	9.6%	7.8%	+1.8%

• Age Demographic of Renters

  Age Demographic of Renters	City	State	City Compared to State
  15 to 24 years	14.1%	18.6%	-4.5%
  25 to 34 years	19.9%	25.4%	-5.5%
  35 to 44 years	21.8%	19.6%	+2.2%
  45 to 54 years	14.1%	12.8%	+1.3%
  55 to 64 years	5.1%	6.7%	-1.6%
  65 to 74 years	9.6%	6.0%	+3.6%
  75 to 84 years	9.6%	7.1%	+2.5%
  85 years and over	5.8%	3.8%	+2.0%

• Travel Time to Work

  Travel Time to Work	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 30 minutes	37.6%	52.3%	-14.7%
  30 to 44 minutes	27.3%	19.8%	+7.5%
  45 to 59 minutes	10.8%	9.0%	+1.8%
  60 or more minutes	24.3%	18.9%	+5.4%

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